Art Peace Park is to promote Urban Art to the Los Angeles Community and the world. Graffiti Abatement Programs are funded to the tune of over 25 million taxpayer monies yearly. Art Peace Park can use a percentage of these funds to promote art, and politically empower the youth. The main mission is to provide an environment where self-expression is FIRST and is valued versus destroyed. Political em
powerment workshops and critical contact information for local politicians will also help focus the community’s energy to provide pathways to have their concerns be heard. The photos of the model shown here were initially an idea for the L.A. Art Peace Park is the Meeting of Styles on the river walls and all its connections. For now, it’s a sacred plot of land with trees at the entrance to the river at San Fernando Rd. @/next to the Arroyo Seco Wash bridge. Bring a broom; keep it clean and stay out of the river, for now. I envision a 52-mile rainbow art snake in our river. Meanwhile, recreate the Art Peace Park idea in your neighborhoods where walls are thick with abatement paint and name those locations “Art Peace Place - Community Writing and Art Wall”. Start a petition, get signatures, let your district politician know what you want. It’s a place for Community Expression/Word/Palabra.
